Some of the best things in life are simple joys, the little things that make us happy. I'm celebrating these little things every Sunday. Join me!Yesterday, Miss M, Baby D, my mom and I drove to an outlet mall in a nearby town to meet my best friend from college, Rachel and her kids. We haven't gotten together for more than a year, but we are very similar in personality (although she smiles a lot more than I do). We always fall back into our comfortable friendship easily.
We happened to catch the outlet mall on a weekend of a big sidewalk sale. Bargains, bargains, bargains! I tend to like the clothes that are as close to free as possible. Frugal or cheap? Heck, I don't care! I bought a ton of clothes for the kids and didn't spend more than $5 for any piece. The majority of stuff I spent only $2.99 per item. Finding great deals makes me happy.
(On a similar note, I went to a few yard sales on Friday and got some stamps for card making for only 50 cents a stamp. THAT also made me deliriously happy.)
I even bought myself some new running shoes. Perhaps that will motivate me to keep at the running. Maybe I can even venture outside to run in the real world. Wouldn't that be something?
A fantastic photo of my friend and almost all of our kids. I'm bummed K Man wasn't there for the photo, but he had a great time at home with his dad.
Another joy? I look somewhat decent in this photo. I strategically placed myself behind my godson and he made me look much, much slimmer than I am. I knew he was a great kid. (And when did he grow so big to almost be as tall as I am? I remember changing his diapers and chasing him around my house. He's a handsome boy though, isn't he?)What are your simple joys this week? If you're playing along on your blog let me know (and link here!) and I'll round up the posts here!
Feeling the Joy!
P.S. Congrats to Megan at Velveteen Mind for winning the copy of I'm Proud of You.
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You do look adorable in the pic! I don't blame you, by the way. I would have been absolutely thrilled with all of those deals you get, too!
I played over on my blog this week, too. =)
What a great picture! : ) The kids all look so happy. ^_^
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Our unexpected online friendship. Thank you :)
Great cheap buys are ALWAYS a joy!
You are looking fabulous!
Simple joys ... actually getting a few things done around the house.
I know I am so exciting!
You look great! Is this the first time we've seen the short hair?
Thanks everyone. It's all smoke and mirrors as I said but hey there is one photo where I look like I might have been skinny! ;)
Cathy...no, I debuted the short hair a while back, but I did just get it cut again and I went a leeetle bit shorter than before!
How fun! Those all seem like great joys, indeed. You look awesome! And not because you're standing behind that cute boy.
Warning: once you join us and run the in real world, you will never want to run inside again. Winter is approaching. You have been warned. :P
PS - I'll run with you anytime. I have a jogging stroller that we can put D in if you don't have one. Lord knows I am not going to push my big kids around in it anymore!
Jaime! That sounds great. I appreciate that you'd be willing to run with me. I'm sure I'll hold you back though. If you want to try it I will attempt it next week sometime...
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